The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-10

the use of the Battlefield Memorial Association
and 81. 500 for the erection of monuments. An
effort will be made to place the most of them the
present season. Wisconsin has a similar bill
pending, and if her legislators show the same
patriotic spirit that was manifested by her SOL
d;ers in 1863, there is no doubt the positions
OF her six regiments will soon be properly
marked.
The New York Legislature appropriated $10.-
600 to aid the work of the Battlefield Memorial
Association, and at its last session appointed a
commission, consisting of Generals Slocum,
Sickles and Carr, Major Richardson and State
Adiutanr general Porter, with an appropriation
of 81 900 for expenses with instruction to report
the proper action for New York at future meet
ing of the Legislature That commission has
visited gettysburg several times and held ses-
sions at Albany and New York city, and will
recommend to the present Legislature rhe pas
sage of bill appropiating 81 500 to each of her
ninety regiments and batteries with which
to erect suitable monuments and a
liberal sum for the of the Memorial Associa
ton. In addition to that, it is reported that the
of large sum for the erection on the field, eth
er in the National Cemetery or some COM
handing locality. of a state memorial structure
which shall httingly commemorate the great
part taken by sons Of the Empire State in the
deciding struggle OF the war.
So far Pennsylvania, to whom the fortune of
war bequeathed the historic field has done less
than some of her sister States. She has appro-
PiihIou III OH PIo,ooo. Inns sum has oocu GA
pended by the Memorial Association in the pur
chase of land good deal of rrellmin-
airy work had to be done. and some
of Pennsylvania's contribution went to
do it, which is quite right and proper. All of
the monuments commemorative the deeds of
Pennsylvania organizations the field have
been placed there by private subscriptions, but
it is reported that an effort is to be made at the
present session of the Legislature to have ST. 600
set aside for each of the ninety and more regi-
ments and batteries from Pennsylvania that
were there engaged. If New York should erect
permanent structure the feld-a sort of
memorial chapel-as is proposed, it is hardly
probable that Pennsylvania will be outdone
Colonel Bachelor is authority for the statement
that Senator Cameron has in preparation bill
appropriatng $4,000 for the purpose of erect
ing monuments to mark the positions of regular
army troops
The only unfortunate legislative action has
been taken by Indiana. Evidently not appre-
eating the situation, only So, 0G0 was appropri-
ated, and that for the erection of monu-
ments and nothing for the Memorial Associ-
alton to expend for those general purposes
necessary to the complete success of the enter
prise. This leaves the veterans of Indiana. who
fought so gallantly that field, in the embar-
RAISING situation of having no legal right to even
visit the monuments which their State has
erected. When this is underst TODD by her legis.
lators doubtless a suitable appropriation will be
made. No battlefield on the globe is as well
marked to-day as that Of Gettysburg, and when
the monuments now contemplated in posi-
ton it will form of the most attractive re-
sorts of the country. and will be the Mecca OF
the military student of the world.